Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 1 of 1
Full-Text Articles in Law
"The Stop Woke Act": Hb 7, Race, And Florida's 21st Century Anti-Literacy Campaign, Katheryn Russell-Brown
"The Stop Woke Act": Hb 7, Race, And Florida's 21st Century Anti-Literacy Campaign, Katheryn Russell-Brown
UF Law Faculty Publications
Florida’s Stop the Wrongs to Our Kids and Employees Act (Stop WOKE) took effect July 1, 2022. The new law, known as House Bill 7 (HB 7), regulates how race issues can be taught in the K-20 educational system and imposes stiff sanctions for violations. This Article provides an incisive analysis of HB 7, with a particular focus on the law school classroom. It begins with a discussion of anti-literacy laws adopted during slavery and how these laws prohibited enslaved Blacks from learning to read and write. The historical analysis establishes that HB 7 is a modern-day iteration of anti-literacy …